Telegram-herald., 1887-11-18
HIS WALKING PAPERS
cLEvELAN0's tETTsa 70 SPARKS.
IN. Fau fe4g a fAs PFesidsats Sots
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Prssis4ent " n L-.Psca asioas
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the tsx. of President Cisselands lstIsr %
Comm saioner SPARKS. accspnng hs E=sig-
latioa.
ia laoa. Ha. A. J. spUks-DEAz STA
/ have rad y0ar letter of resignation len
With ms today, snd also The e0mmunica-
too addressed By yea 70 the Secretary OF
the Interior accompanying the same. la
ths present situation / Do aot tssl called
apoa ~ dstsrIains the msslis % ne conEro-
ssrsy saich has arisen betreen the Secss-
tzry ana yourself, farsher thAE 70 s~y th4t
M llnprsassOns. touching the legal qass-
tons inyolved. incline ne 10 rely, as l
naturally soald do. even II had no i'm
p-sssio1s Of my own. upon the judgment
of Ihs Secretary. Il 2resents case Of IN
tsrpFst4ll0n. shers Two perfectly honest
msn mar veil differ. The interest you
hays SHOWN IL ths operation OF the Land
Department. and Jour Jealous ende4sor 70
sass and protect The public
lands for the settlers Ia good
falEh. induces ne 20 believe you
sil be pleased 20 receive the Assurance that
thls policy. upon which you are agreed,
siH coutiaus 70 Do sleadf1stiy parsnsd,
and the judgment Of the courts. oy whica
40 may DC a. times unuLlngiy restrained.
but which se ckanos aud ought not 70 re-
slsf. 1 desifs 20 heartily acknowledge the
value Of yoor szrYices Ia the improved adj
ministfatlon of tne Land Department.,
Which naYe been reached. and 70 assure yon
OF my appreciation Of ths rugged and un-
yisiding integrity which characterized your
of1cial conduct. 1 am constrained 10 ac-
espt tns resignation you tender with the
assuraaces Of my continued kindly feel
inz toward you. and with the earnest wish,
that wherever yOnr future way OF life may
lead complete success and satisfaction may
await you.
Thxaknz you for the pleasing and com
phmsnfsry expressions with which you
slose yonr letter. / an
Yours .ery truly
GsoyEE CLEyELASD."
The Presidents letter vas no. given out
or publication last night Requests for the
letter were nuade both at the White House
ant Al the Land Ofice. Gen Sparks de-
clined 70 give ir out Tor publication with
out the consent OF the President. but Was
willing that the public should know all
about the matter. and wrots the President
a noEe making known his willingness 10
Save the letter Published and asking II be
should give iE to the press. To this the
President sent a reply waich may oe con-
sfrued .t once into q rebuke 70 both Lamar
and Sparks for sending their letters 10 the
papers and a spiteful drive a. the press In
his letter replying TO the note sent by Gen.
sparks the President said that all inquirey
a. the White House had been answered
that ths letter when published would be
gwen out there. but he hoped the cor
respondents would allow his letter Accspt-
Ing the resignation 70 De delivered before
they began TO 'c!zulor' for 10. Inasmuch
as Secretary Lamar gave bis Sparks letter
10 the press before the gentleman 70 whom
Il vas addressed had read Il, this may be
looked upon as special reouke 10 him.
No ons knows inst why the ietEer oil the
President was he'd back unless Il was
dssirs 70 stava of criticism upon connection
wita ths TRANSACTIONS as long as possible.
There viii be * a. ght over the appoint
msnt 20 succeed sparks tx Congressman
Cob0, Of Indiana, Is slresGy IN the held,
and Acting Land Commissioner StOckslager,
sS0 one Of the Land-Ofiics Democratic
offics-hOidsrs. will make a hkht for the
place Mr Cobo bad loag intsIyiex with
General sparks yesterday Ia regard To the
matter. ueorgs w. Julian of Iacisna. nov
Surveyor General OF New Mexico, will
probably 0s an applicant Ex-Governor
6lick OF Kansas, who was mentioned Tor
the place when Sparks Was selected. IL now
brought forsart again, 0ut ss be Is holding
tne pcstu0G OF Pension Agent ne Will nard-
ly asa Tor a cnsngs. Ia all probability Mr..
St0ckslaxer viii be permitted 20 perform
the duties Of Commissioner until Colonel
Villas takes charge OF the Interior Depart
msnt. several places have already been
picked out FOR General sparks.
It % said the President IS willing that
Sparks should nave another Office 70 salSe
bis wounds The Mexican Mission IS va
cant. ard ECssips about The capital say tais
~ ce oil rel t1s ex-iaDd commissioned 1t
Is hinted thar Gen. -parxs vii now devote
a good deal Of attention % Illinois politics
wth view Of making tight for Governor
next year bug the msa VINO has really
rfost 70 fear "a Congressman TOvnshend Of
the nineteenth district When the state
was reapporti0ned Spar<s vas thrown into
Townshsnd's district. but Townsend has
never made an effort TO interiors with
Scarks he has ssrcrg inchnsuous to do
80 no~. and T0Tnsheud y expected here
almost sny day % help dispose Of sparks in
Esv thar vii keep him Oat OF the Con
gressional nzht.